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Ideas for Cover songs

As we all know, Dream Theater loves to show tribute to their influences as a band and they do them incredibly well. I came upon a poll somewhere that asked which songs they should consider, but I'm not sure if the poll would really reach the band, so I though here would be a good place to post ideas for songs. Even if we as fans don't know all the bands you guys listened to, it could be fun..

Now we all know DT has done many many covers, medleys, and even full albums during shows, so this thread is specifically for studio ideas.

Personally, I'd really like to hear them play some 'Time and a Word,' 'Caress of Steel,' 'Perpetual Change.' Any Yes or Rush usually will rock pretty hard.

As we all know, Dream Theater loves to show tribute to their influences as a band and they do them incredibly well. I came upon a poll somewhere that asked which songs they should consider, but I'm not sure if the poll would really reach the band, so I though here would be a good place to post ideas for songs. Even if we as fans don't know all the bands you guys listened to, it could be fun..

Now we all know DT has done many many covers, medleys, and even full albums during shows, so this thread is specifically for studio ideas.

Personally, I'd really like to hear them play some 'Time and a Word,' 'Caress of Steel,' 'Perpetual Change.' Any Yes or Rush usually will rock pretty hard.

A very cool old song done in 1977 would be "Singring and the Glass Guitar" by Utopia.
It's a fun song. Each instrument has it's own solo. Dream Theater would be the only band to cover this and do it justice.
Check it out here on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcx7VGY96uc

La Villa Strangiato
Natural Science
The Trees
Round About
Any Dregs (I know they did one on Nightmare) - Cruise Control
Bytor and the Snowdog - I think the battle between guitar/keyboard/bass would be epic
Alexander the Great
Sea of Madness
Camera Eye - JP would rip a solo that would make you slap ya momma

[b]Pink Floyd-Dogs Of War, Welcome To The Machine
Iron Maiden-Stranger In A Strange Land, Caught Somewhere In Time[/b]
Metallica-Eye Of The Beholder
Kansas-The Pinnacle, Point Of Know Return
Yes-Starship Trooper
Rush-Distant Early Warning, Xanadu

[quote=BytorIA]As we all know, Dream Theater loves to show tribute to their influences as a band and they do them incredibly well. I came upon a poll somewhere that asked which songs they should consider, but I'm not sure if the poll would really reach the band, so I though here would be a good place to post ideas for songs. Even if we as fans don't know all the bands you guys listened to, it could be fun..

Now we all know DT has done many many covers, medleys, and even full albums during shows, so this thread is specifically for studio ideas.

Personally, I'd really like to hear them play some 'Time and a Word,' 'Caress of Steel,' 'Perpetual Change.' Any Yes or Rush usually will rock pretty hard.[/quote]

I'm not sure if I would want them to tribute Caress of Steel. Maybe 2112 or Moving Pictures.